Cancer, Health Literacy, and Happiness : Perspectives from Patients under Chemotherapy

المؤلفون المشاركون

Alves Caldeira Berenguer, Sílvia Maria
Martins, José Carlos Amado
Oliveira Pinto, Sara Maria

المصدر

Nursing Research and Practice

العدد

المجلد 2013، العدد 2013 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2013)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2013-09-05

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

8

التخصصات الرئيسية

التمريض

الملخص EN

Cancer is a dreaded disease that affects all dimensions of human life.

In this context, issues related to the quality of life—as happiness, perception about health status, or health literacy—are important.

This study aims to analyze the following topics the perception: the Portuguese cancer patients have about their health status while undergoing chemotherapy, the satisfaction with the information relating to their health, their level of happiness, and their vision of the future.

An observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was developed.

Data were collected between May and July 2012 in the day hospital of a central hospital in northern Portugal.

The sample was composed of 92 cancer patients who were asked to answer a questionnaire during chemotherapy.

The results indicate that, despite this life-threatening disease, patients consider themselves fairly happy and have an optimistic view of the future.

Information about their health condition and religious beliefs was important coping mechanisms to help dealing with the suffering caused by the disease.

The study highlights the importance of providing care in a holistic way.

Nurses must be alert and available to listen, answer questions, provide supporting structures, or refer to other professionals when needed.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Oliveira Pinto, Sara Maria& Alves Caldeira Berenguer, Sílvia Maria& Martins, José Carlos Amado. 2013. Cancer, Health Literacy, and Happiness : Perspectives from Patients under Chemotherapy. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460906

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Oliveira Pinto, Sara Maria…[et al.]. Cancer, Health Literacy, and Happiness : Perspectives from Patients under Chemotherapy. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460906

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Oliveira Pinto, Sara Maria& Alves Caldeira Berenguer, Sílvia Maria& Martins, José Carlos Amado. Cancer, Health Literacy, and Happiness : Perspectives from Patients under Chemotherapy. Nursing Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460906

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-460906